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1985 Formosa 47 center cockpit, cutter rigged sailboat, 7’ Draft - $39,999 (Port Charlotte)
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This is an amazing boat! First, the bad news. It has a Ford Lehman that was rebuilt and has 359.5 hours. It broke a rod, which came out through the side of the block.
This was a one-owner boat before us. The original owner commissioned it, and the build was carefully overseen in Taiwan as it was being constructed. It has been refit several times over its lifetime. This vessel was maintained with an open checkbook. Bottom was cleaned once a month. After Hurricane Ian in 2024, there was damage to the stainless railing at the bow. It was completely rebuilt, as well as the samson post for the anchor. During Hurricane Milton, the boat sustained some cosmetic damage, including damage to the gel coat and the stainless rub rail, which has not yet been repaired. It has zero water intrusion below the water line, not a drop! It does have some from the deck. Spots that I have found include the fuel fill port, the windless switches, and a stanchion that was slightly damaged in the hurricane. I have found no soft spots in the boat.
The boat has 10 shrouds, 2 forestays and 1 backstay. All running rigging runs to the cockpit for ease of line handling.
I have an album with over 100 photos. Ask for the link.
Some of the equipment:
Deck Gear
2 antal W52 2-speed electric winches
1 Antel W44 2-speed electric winch
2 manuel winches
Roller furling boom
2 P40 profurl roller furelrs on the Jib and stay sail
2 Maxwell 2200 electric anchor windlesses
1 60 Lb Bruce anchor
1 New 33Kg (73Lb) Rocna anchor
2 all chain rode Approx 150’ and 200’
1 6-man Switlick life raft
Hardware
Ford Lehman SP90 (2722E Block)
Borg Warner transmission
Dual 900 Raycore filters
Dripless shaft seal
Max folding prop
Phasor 8.0 KW compact generator with 489 hours
Hydraulic steering
Katadyn Survivor 40 water maker (needs servicing)
Four refrigerator freezers with Technicold dual-channel cold plates
120-volt compressor and engine-driven compressor for cold plates
3 winches on mast for halyards
Electronics
All new Raymarine i50 instruments
Wind speed and direction (mast top sensor is still in the box)
Depth
Speed
New Raymarine ACU-200 Actuator Control Unit
Dual P70Rs control heads (1 in cockpit, 1 at nav station)
Type 1 hydraulic pump (plus original hydraulic pump as back up)
Raymarine EV-1 sensor core 9 axis fluxgate compass
Garmin HD radar (no screen, But works well)
New Standard Horizon Explorer VHF radio (No MMSI number entered yet)
Icom AT-120 Single Side Band antenna tuner
Insulators in back stay for antenna
All new Newmar 12 volt fans
Blue Sea shore power/generator transfer switch
New 3 breaker Blue Sea panel at helm station
Xantrex Freedom SW-2012 Inverter Charger (2000 watt Sine Wave Inverter/ 100 Amp Charger)
Xantrex Xanbus System Control Panel
3 new 8D AGM House Battery’s (febuary 2025)
1 new group 31 Start battery (October 2025)
2 new 300 amp battery shutoff switches ( November 2025)
All lights changed to LED’s
Dual Maxwell breakers for windlass and winches
Garmin XM and WX, radio and weather service
House
Force 10 Marine 3 burner stove and oven
2 aluminum propane tanks
16,000 BTU air conditioner in salon (works, needs raw water pump serviced)
Salt water washdown pump plumbed to anchor and sinks
Foot pumps for salt and fresh water in Galley
Lee cloths in every bunk
Lewmar hatches
Spares
It comes with all the thru hull fittings and fixtures for the entire boat
2 GROCO FBV-1500 valves
5 GROCO FBV-750 valves
1 GROCO BV-1500 valve
5 GROCO TH-750-W thru hull fittings
2 GROCO TH-1500-W thru-hull fittings
5 GROCO STH-750-W scoop thru hull
2 GROCO SC 1500 Scoop strainer
5 GROCOSC-1000 Scoop strainer
2 GROCO BB-2 backing
5 GROCO BB-1 backing
3 Brand new running lights
8 Raycore 2040TM 10 micron filters
3 spin on filters